Petition fights broiler farm plan

A Labor MP says she wants the Victorian Government to close a loophole that could allow up to a million chickens to be housed on a farm near Castlemaine.

A petition signed by 1,700 people opposed to the broiler farm plan for land at Baringhup, near Castlemaine, was recently tabled in State Parliament.

The Opposition's Member for Bendigo West, Maree Edwards, says the community wants the rules changed so such big farms are not possible.

"Also, within that petition, is ... a clear indication to the Government and hopefully to the Mount Alexander Shire councillors that this proposal is not one that the Baringhup and broader community want in their area," she said.